I have once again been frowned upon by the Wrestling Gods and was unable to purchase front row tix for DDT4. If anybody happens to by chance have an extra ticket (or two) I would be most appreciative to purchase said tickets from you. So please message me if you do. Thanks!

...... Alright, I'm sorry. I didn't mean it, but Stennerico has so many interesting dynamics to add to however many matches they were in and a modern Briscoes vs Steenerico is a dream match for me so having all of that super exciting final team announced to be replaced with Willie Mack is super lame.

I'll be looking for Mack to make an interesting dynamic with Steen, maybe him being that one partner that Steen can't push around and manhandle, also Mack vs Briscoes should be pretty interesting.

I like Willie Mack but Steen could have had a better partner. I mean Sami Callihan has done double duty before but that would mean that Steen/Sami would definitely lose in the first round. Obviously getting Tozawa would be hard and clearly Dragon doesn't want to wrestle right now. If they had to pick a SoCal guy I would have loved them to bring in Peter Avalon, they could have had a really sleazy team and it would have put over Avalon. Sadly he doesn't get booked in PWG anymore. Willie Mack is a great wrestler but him and Steen might not be the best combination. This news has made me slightly less interested in the tournament but I still think it will be amazing. I was looking forward to the return of Steenerico and the replacement was a little bit underwhelming for me.

The Willie Mack announcement was underwhelming...at first. My thoughts were "in 2012, Willie Mack had a lot of momentum and was pinned for a series of title matches with Steen. Cage's quick rise and their subsequent 'final match' didn't live up to anyone's expectations. Mack went back to the drawing board and went back to the end of the line." With that said, it's 2013.

I'm willing to give Willie Mack a clean slate and just enjoy the unpredictability of PWG. It's time to let go of 2012 and just see what this new year brings.

Aw that's a shame... would have been fascinating to watch. However, the card is stacked with talent and I doubt there'll be a bad match. Willie's a good replacement in my eyes... I was sad to see him missing from the original line-up and he and Steen should make an entertaining, powerhouse combo. The way I look at it, PWG spoil us as it is... I'm sure we'll get to see Steenerico somewhere down the line

I'm with you guys.. .don't get me wrong, Briscoes vs. Steen & Mack will still be great, and the show will probably be another A+ card like FTC, BOLA'12 1&2, Threemendous III, etc. But seeing Steen-erico vs. Briscoes back on ROH PPV in 2007, and again in the Ladder War (back before I even knew there was a PWG, haha), I was in awe.. and the idea of being at PWG for those guys going at it again... sighs.

Well, maybe we'll be lucky enough to get that later in the year, when Generico's healed up and better. Get well soon, ¡Olé!

But yeah, still looking forward to this show, big time... is it Jan 12th yet?

Itchypanda wrote:I'm willing to give Willie Mack a clean slate and just enjoy the unpredictability of PWG. It's time to let go of 2012 and just see what this new year brings.

I'm with you on this, Itchypanda.

I just want to bring two things to light with Steen and Mack as a team, take it for what you will, I just got excited for them after I thought about this:

1) 2 Husky Black Guys run in 2012 DDT4 -- I for one thought that they might take the whole things after their match with RockNes Monsters. And, if memory serves me right (and I don't know thanks to all of the Christmas food that's in my stomach) but this was a make-shift team before the tournament. 2) Willie Mack vs. Kevin Steen, All-Star Weekend 8, Night One -- This was the first PWG match I ever saw live, and it seemed like they can work a match very well together (even with the ring shifting as they were running).

I'm not saying it'll match up to what would had happened with Steenerico in the tournament, but I feel that 2 Husky Guys (is that what we're calling them?) can have one helluva match with the Briscoes and more if they make it out of the first round.

What are the odds that Generico's injury came at the hands of Kevin Steen? I don't mean in a match, I mean Steen decided NOT to put aside the differences, went to his house, and beat the DDT4 out of him.

Garden State Saint wrote:If it's an injury that occurred at FB then I'm not the least bit surprised. And to be honest I didn't expect to see him on those TV tapings. I always understood it as one & done.

Mystery Vortex to be shipped on 1.9!

Nice, where can you see that Highspots or something? Im going to preorder, can't wait to get this DVD

I envy all of you that live out there, so let's talk about this tournament a bit more. Who would you consider the overall favorite? The obvious choice would be the Dojo Bros but again, that's the OBVIOUS choice. Do the Briscoes win their first DDT4? Could a dark horse like Steen and Willie Mack win it? The least likely is Future Shock, but with PWG pulling off a lot of unpredictable things, is it so unlikely? What about the Inner City Machine Guns? Are they just there for some aerial excellence or do they actually have a legit shot? What about the champs?

I can see a final of Roderick Strong/Eddie Edwards-vs-Brian Cage/Michael Elgin.

With Strong/Edwards getting a non-title win over the Smash Brothers at Mystery Vortex and Cage/Elgin getting a first round victory over Smash Bros at DDT4...then the two teams meeting in the finals to see who will get a title shot.